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  1. STLCC Forest Park - Starting Jan '09

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to listener's topic in General Nursing

    Current fourth semester Forest Park student here....CONGRADULATIONS TO YOU BOTH!!!! Hope that wait list wasnt too long!!! You will love Forest Park! The instructors are great...I truly believe they...

  2. what if you graduate without student loans?

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to vwood86's topic in General Nursing

    Well I have an answer. I just accepted a Graduate Nurse position to start in January. The first thing the recruiter pulled out at my interview was the "And one of our popular benefits is tuition loan...

  3. RN vs Medical Billing and Coding

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a coder at a local hospital, eventually getting certified. Granted this was a few years ago(14)but have kept up with my contacts in the field. They currently start out $9-11/hour topping...

  4. Where is the "nursing shortage" still going strong?

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to Kingfish72's topic in First Year After Licensure

    PMFB-RN: I wonder about this too...how can you get them to raise starting nursing salaries? I live in a large city in the midwest, there are 5 nursing schools churning out grads,December and June...

  5. Question about nursing school

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    Our community college used plastic models, videos and cadavers. The cadavers were brought in and had previously been dissected...it was just the instructor pointing out various body parts that we had...

  6. Any $40/hr jobs in STL?

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    I havent heard of any jobs paying that...but I'm just a student. I know last summer SSM had some sort of short term high paying deal going on, but it ended with Labor Day. I'm curious what...

  7. Funny charting error.

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to lemonaidangel's topic in General Students

    I love the one I ran into second semester....a MED STUDENT had charted that the patient had "hypersodiumia"....I asked my instructor was this some type of new problem that we hadnt been taught about?...

  8. Missouri Salary Poll

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    True! Our 3 bedroom condo(that we bought 15 years ago for $60,000 in the CWE)would currently list for $185,000. We live close to many major hospitals(Barnes, Childrens, SLU, St. Mary's)so commuting...

  9. Age you will/were graduated?

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I'll be 47 when I graduate this December of 2008!!!(One semester to

  10. Why no nursing love from Grey's?

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever noticed that the "medical consultant" on all these shows is an MD? An MD is telling them what will be medically accurate...so of course docs do all that stuff! (Yeah

  11. Hindsight is 20/20

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to PlourdieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Would have requested that rumored to be "hard" clinical instructor...the folks in her clinical group seemed to have learned the

  12. Flunking 3rd semester AA program

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Students

    Pm'd

  13. what if you graduate without student loans?

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to vwood86's topic in General Nursing

    I've wondered about this too...We are scrimping and paying for my education as we go. I will have no student loans(happily!). I think the next time I talk to a recruiter I am going to ask..."well...

  14. Saint Louis Community College Wait List

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to lovetoday's topic in General Nursing

    wdwpixie: I think that is rather funny,...mainly because I ran into someone from our first semester class who didnt make it...said she tells everyone how hard and unreasonable the faculty and classes...

  15. Des Peres Hospital as a potential employer

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to WDWpixieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you already checked out their web-site. Seems they still have a hefty($10,000)sign-on bonus with a one-year commitment for Graduate Nurses.(Scroll down to the bottom). I hope someone who works...

  16. Any St. Anthony's Medical Center nurses?

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to dawngloves's topic in General Nursing

    That is odd...I have 2 cousins who are RN's and work at St. Anthony's. They are not a union hospital. Never have been. Hope that helps! By the way...are they trying to unionize the facility you work...

  17. Saint Louis Community College Wait List

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to lovetoday's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what's up with FLo. It is strange that they start with a class of 60 and only graduate 18-20 students. This semester at Forest Park we have about 15 students who transfered in from...

  18. Barnes Jewish College

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    Congradulations! I know from all your posts you've been working hard to get there! Good luck! Are you taking additional classes for the BSN between now & then? Just curious. You'll make a...

  19. Exaggerations about nursing school

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Students

    ..."first semester is the hardest"...."2nd semester is the hardest",..."3rd semester is the hardest!"....Guess what, they are all a bit hard, BUT

  20. St. Johns Mercy

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to christmasjmt's topic in General Nursing

    Yes they did de-certify the union. According to the story in the St Louis Post Dispatch from the time the union was started, until the last election(several weeks ago)they had lost over 50% of the...

  21. I'm so disappointed in myself!

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to law3576's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry you had to go through this. Just curious....didnt this come up on your background check for nursing school? I thought that someone in another class at my school had a DUI and they had to...

  22. St. Johns Mercy

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to christmasjmt's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I'm curious as well. Any information would be most

  23. How to pick the best OR RN Internship/Fellowship?

    luvs2readlotsRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    HI! I have hopes of becoming a OR nurse. I will be graduating May, 2008. I have already spoken with several nurse recruiters at local hospitals. One currently has an existing OR Nurse fellowship,...

  24. How to pick the best OR RN Internship/Fellowship?

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to luvs2readlotsRN's topic in Operating Room

    St. John's has told me at the present time that due to insurance issues they do not allow shadowing in their OR. They may be changing this in the near future, and I was told to contact them closer to...

  25. How to pick the best OR RN Internship/Fellowship?

    luvs2readlotsRN replied to luvs2readlotsRN's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks! I appreciate your response. Shadowing....in fact next week I'm going to shadow at the local academic hospital(while I'm on summer break). It's really my first choice as I have always liked the...